Maui and fine dining are a perfect match. Just about every upscale restaurant on the island will either have outdoor seating or windows opening up to stunning views and beautiful weather. Plus, the use of local ingredients is huge here with most menus boasting a long list of fresh foods sourced from the islands themselves. So if you’ve been hungry for a very special date night with your significant other, the island of Maui is a fantastic place to book a vacation. Just consider the following top 11 fine dining restaurants in Maui that will have just that special table to share with your special someone:
Fine Dining in Maui: 11 Perfect Date Night Restaurants
Lahaina Grill
TripAdvisor has named this Lahaina restaurant among the top ten of all fine dining restaurants in the United States several times. It has also been named by Honolulu Magazine readers as the best Maui restaurant for 28 years in a row (1994 to 2021). It truly is one of those places you have to try, and with its historic, art-filled interior and a menu highlighting the freshest of Hawaiian ingredients, Lahaina Grill is the perfect choice for a date night.
Mama’s Fish House
Mama’s Fish House is the type of picturesque beach restaurant you see in films and imagine in storybooks. Built within a converted beach house, this romantic restaurant lies within a coconut grove and just steps away from a private white sand beach. Dine outside beneath the stars at this perfect date night restaurant.
Ko Restaurant
Ko Restaurant is the signature restaurant at Fairmont Kea Lani, a resort and event space. The chefs here have created a specialty menu inspired by the collection of cultures brought together during the island’s sugarcane plantation era. Enjoy an exquisite fine dining experience complete with tropical cocktails at a table overlooking the pool or within the dynamic interior.
Roy’s Kaanapali Bar & Grill
With views of a prestigious golf course, Roy’s Kaanapali Bar & Grill is a popular post-game lunch and more upscale evening dinner spot. Choose this exciting date night restaurant when you want to enjoy a more contemporary setting.
Mala Ocean Tavern
Mala Ocean Tavern is a smaller restaurant that offers a more intimate setting for a date night. Their back patio dining area is built to give almost three full sides of Pacific Ocean views, making for a perfect ocean-front dining experience. The menu boasts an array of Mediterranean dishes and a long wine list.
Spago
Spago is Wolfgang Puck’s fine dining establishment on the island, just off of Alanui Dr… This fine dining restaurant is open for dinner and offers a unique and innovative flavor in each dish. From Pineapple Coconut Red Curry to Colorado Lamb, you are in for a sophisticated treat.
Mauka Makai
Mauka Makai is another resort restaurant, this one located within The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas and with a patio opening up to the pool. What makes Mauka Makai unique is its menu focusing on the farming and fishing culture of ancient Hawaii.
Gannons
Gannon’s is located within the heart of the Wailea Golf Club and is renowned for being a superior wedding and similar event spot. But when they aren’t catering to a private group, their stellar location and delicious regional fare make for a perfect one-on-one dining experience with your sweetheart.
The Mill House
Maui’s The Mill House is located within a tropical plantation and boasts a delicious New American cuisine menu.
Nick’s Fishmarket Maui
This name might sound pedestrian but Nick’s Fishmarket Maui is anything but. The plates here are pieces of art and you and your partner can enjoy them within a beautiful oceanfront setting.
Sansei Seafood
Sansei Seafood is a vibrant fine-dining Japanese restaurant that boasts regular events, including weekend karaoke nights.
Make the Whole Day Special With Maui Activities
Make your date night into a date day by enjoy a unique Maui experience, such as whale watching or swimming with manta rays. You can learn more about these and the many other premier activities this island has to offer by browsing our other pages.
